Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Shangri-La (香格里拉) is a county-level city located in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China. Formerly known as Zhongdian (中甸), it was renamed in 2001 to reflect its association with the mythical paradise described in James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon. […]
Jiuzhaigou Valley (九寨沟, “Nine Village Valley”) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Sichuan Province, China. It is famed for its staggeringly colorful lakes, multi-level waterfalls, snow-capped peaks, and Tibetan & Qiang villages. Location: Administratively in Sichuan, but geographically […]
The Purba Cham (ཕུར་པའི་འཆམ་) is a specific, wrathful ritual dance centered on the deity Vajrakilaya (Tibetan: Dorje Phurba), the “Adamantine Dagger.” This is a major Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) empowerment and practice assembly established at Dzogchen Monastery in the late 19th […]
The Litang Horse Racing Festival is one of the most famous traditional festivals in the Tibetan Plateau, held annually in Litang County, part of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. It usually takes place in early August […]
The Yushu Horse Racing Festival is one of the most important and colorful traditional festivals in the Amdo region of Tibet, held annually in Yushu (Jyekundo), Qinghai Province. Deeply rooted in Tibetan nomadic culture, the festival celebrates horsemanship, bravery, community pride, […]